Much of sub-Saharan Africa has experienced remarkable economic growth since the start of the 21st century. Six of the ten fastest-growing economies worldwide between 2000 and 2010 were in the region and, if current growth rates continue, Africa's GDP...
More than 20 years after the world's first commercial offshore wind farm opened in 1991 in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Vindeby, Denmark, the industry continues to be dominated by Europe.
In 2009 the city of Munich set itself two ambitious targets for electricity from renewable sources. The first was to produce enough green electricity through its municipal utility company Stadtwerke Munchen (SWM or Munich City Utilities) to meet 100%...